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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
In the last four and half years, Modi government has taken several steps and started various schemes to transform Indian agriculture
The advanced crop varieties & techniques developed by Indian Agricultural Research Institute  Institute have played an important role in strengthening the economy and enhancing the lives of farmers
Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh has said that in the last four and half years, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has taken several steps and started various schemes to transform Indian agriculture like neem-coated urea, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Har Khet Ko Pani, e-NAM, strengthening of Gramin Haat, Rashtriya Gokul Mission, MSP, income support of Rs 6000 to farmers, KCC for Animal husbandry and Fisheries, Rashtriya Kamdhenu Ayog, separate department for Fisheries etc. The budgetary allocation for the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Ministry has been raised by around 2.5 times from Rs 58,080 crore in 2018-19 to Rs 1,41,174.37 crore in 2019-20. In fact, the budgetary allocation of Rs 1,41,174.37 crore in 2019-20 is 16.6% more than Rs 1,21,082 crore during UPA .
Speaking on the occasion of 57th convocation ceremony of Indian Agriculture Research Institute  today, he said that by 2050 the population of the country would increase to 166 crore and there is immense potential for food security in eastern and north-eastern states. To fulfill this objective, IARI-Jharkhand’s administrative and academic building was inaugurated on Jan 27, 2019 after the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone on June 28, 2015. The IARI-Assam will also be operational soon.
Shri Singh added that the advanced crop varieties and techniques developed by the Institute have played an important role in strengthening the economy and enhancing the lives of farmers. 'Pusa Basmati 1121' developed by the Institute has earned foreign exchange worth more than Rs 1.7 lakh crore in the last ten years. Recently, 'Pusa Basmati 1718', a better variety of Pusa Basmati 1121, has been developed which is resistant to bacterial leaf scorch. Similarly, IARI Wheat varieties , which are spread over 10 million hectares of the country's covered wheat area, is accelerating growth in wheat production. There has also been a remarkable progress in developing high yielding, disease-resistant and nutritious varieties of maize, arhar, vegetable, flowers and other crops.
He praised IARI, New Delhi for developing neem-coated urea. Government of India has made use of neem-coated urea mandatory. It increases the efficiency of 10% nitrogen usage compared to uncoated urea thereby saving 10% urea. The Minister informed that IARI-Post Office Linkage Extension Model has proved important in expansion program of IARI technologies. Under the "Mera Gaon - Mera Gaurav" initiative, the institute has adopted more than 600 villages in and around Delhi-NCR, where scientists regularly share technology with farmers.
Ministry of Defence
Swarnim Vijay Varsh victory flame to Lakshadweep and Minicoy Islands
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Indian victory in the 1971 war, the year 2021 is being celebrated as ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’. As part of Swarnim Vijay Varsh activites in Southern Naval Command, the Victory Flame lit by the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is being carried to Lakshadweep and Minicoy group of Islands. The Victory Flame will be in the Islands from 05-14 Apr 21. The Victory Flame is embarked onboard INS Sujata in Kochi on 05 Apr 21 and will arrive at Minicoy on 06 Apr 21.
The Flame will be thereafter carried to Androth , Kavaratti , Amini, Kadmat  and Bitra  islands respectively. The Victory Flame will be visiting the houses of War Veterans who are native of these islands and have participated in the 1971 Indo-Pak war. The Victory Flame will depart Kavaratti on 14 Apr 21 onboard INS Kalpeni for handing over back to Naval Base Kochi.
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri & US Secretary of Defence review defence cooperation & regional security situation during bilateral talks in Pentagon
Shri Rajnath Singh invites US companies to India for manufacturing & maintenance of defence equipment
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, along with Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar and a high-level delegation, held a meeting with Secretary of Defence of the United States of America Mr Lloyd Austin, accompanied by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior officials in Pentagon on April 11, 2022.
The two Defence Ministers reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral defence cooperation and the regional security situation. Both Ministers acknowledged the salience of India-US defence partnership for peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific and broader Indian Ocean Region.
They discussed ways to deepen Major Defence Partnership  and to work together to advance quality and scope in bilateral defence cooperation. They reviewed Military-to-Military engagements, information sharing, enhanced logistics cooperation, and ability of the Armed Forces to cooperate closely under compatible communication arrangements. In this context, closer cooperation of Special Operation Forces came up prominently.
The two Ministers discussed ways for closer collaboration between Defence Industries. The Raksha Mantri underlined the need of co-development, co-production between India and US companies and invited US companies to India for manufacturing and maintenance of defence equipment.
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Prime Minister's Office
Telephonic conversation between PM and President of the Russian Federation
Prime Minister received a telephone call today from His Excellency Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation.
The Russian President conveyed his greetings on the occasion of Prime Minister's birthday. Prime Minister Modi expressed his warm appreciation for the gesture.
Both leaders reiterated their strong commitment to further strengthen the 'Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership' between India and Russia, and expressed appreciation for the continued momentum in bilateral interactions despite the COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, they referred to the recent productive visits to Moscow by Raksha Mantri and External Affairs Minister.
Prime Minister Modi thanked President Putin for the successful Russian Chairmanship of the SCO and BRICS this year. He conveyed his eagerness to participate in the forrthcoming SCO and BRICS Summit later this year, as well as the Council of SCO Heads of Government to be hosted by India.
Prime Minister Modi thanked President Putin for his personal commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with India, and said that he looked forward to welcoming President Putin in India for the next bilateral summit at a mutually convenient date.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority  brings 80 plus medicines under Price Regulation
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority  NPPA fixes the price of 81 medicines including off-patent anti-diabetic drugs allowing due benefits of patent expiry to the patients.
NPPA has fixed the Retail Price of ‘Insulin Human Injection, 200IU/ml’ and ‘70% Isophane Insulin Human Suspension + 30% Insulin Human Injection 200IU/ml’ for M/s Wockhardt Ltd at Rs. 106.65 per ml each  and ‘Prasugrel Hydrochloride 10 mg  + Aspirin 75 mg  Capsule’ for M/s Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. at Rs. 20.16 per Capsule  with effect from 17.03.2021. Both the medicines were being sold at MRP of Rs. 132.50 per ml and at MRP of Rs. 27.26 per capsule respectively. With this price regulation, NPPA has re-assured availability of medicines at fair prices to public at large.
NPPA had granted price exemption for above mentioned formulations to the respective companies under Para 32 of the ‘Drug Prices Control Order , 2013 for a period of five years due to new drug delivery system developed through indigenous Research and Development. Price regulation was not applicable during the exemption period. NPPA in its meeting on 10.03.2021 decided to regulate the price of these formulations as per provisions of DPCO, 2013 as the exemption period has been over. This has resulted in reduction of the prices of Insulin Human Injection, 200IU/ml’ and ‘70% Isophane Insulin Human Suspension + 30% Insulin Human Injection 200IU/ml’, causing sizeable reduction over the existing prices. Now, these medicines have become more affordable to the public.
NPPA also fixed retail price of 76 new drugs in the meeting dated 10th March 2021 to be launched by existing manufacturers including off-patent Anti-diabetic drugs allowing due benefit of patent expiry to the patients.
In addition, NPPA fixed ceiling price of 2 scheduled formulation namely Povidone Iodine 7.5% Scrub an anti-infective formulation and Levo-Thyroxine 37.5mg tablet used for treatment of Thyroid related diseases, causing considerable reduction to their present prices.
Revision in existing ceiling prices of scheduled formulations based on the Wholesale Price Index  was also approved by the Authority. The revised prices will be effective from April, 2021.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Indian Kho Kho team to get financial support for participation in International championship;
Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore sets historic precedence for encouragement of traditional Games of the country
Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports  Col Rajyavardhan Rathore has approved the participation of Kho Kho team from India at the First International Kho Kho Championship in England from 1st to 4th September, 2018, with financial support from the Government of India. Financial support for participation of the Kho Kho team in an International event has been approved for the first time in relaxation of extant guidelines of the Ministry which, inter-alia, lay down that sports disciplines like Kho Kho, which are categorised as “Others”, will not be eligible for financial support for participation in International sporting events.
The decision to provide financial support to the Kho Kho Federation of India for participation in the First International Kho Kho Championship in England has been taken with a view not only to give fillip to this traditional Indian sports and sportspersons but also to pave the way for its future mainstreaming at the International level and its possible inclusion in multi-disciplinary sporting events like the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Olympics, etc.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Initiatives of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare to promote farming and allied sectors during lockdown
About 5,516 MT of pulses dispatched to States/UTs for distribution under PMGKY
The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India is taking several measures to facilitate the farmers and farming activities at field level during the lock down period. The updated status is given below:
- During Rabi season 2020, NAFED has procured 1,21,883 MT Pulses and Oilseeds on MSP for an amount of Rs. 596 crore, which has benefitted 89,145 farmers.
- Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana  about 5,516 MT of pulses has been dispatched for delivery to the States/UTs.
- Under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi  Scheme, during the lockdown period from 24.3.2020, about 8.31 crore farmer families have been benefitted and an amount of Rs. 16,621 crore has been released so far.
- A meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Secretary, DAC&FW on 13.4.2020 through Video Conferencing to assess the problems being faced by the exporters of agriculture and allied commodities and to initiate necessary steps for redressal of their problems to help them sustain through the current COVID-19 crisis. Representatives of Associations of producers/exporters of agriculture commodities such as fruits, vegetables, basmati and non-basmati rice, seeds, flowers, plants, organic produce, agriculture equipment and machinery participated in the meeting.
- Issues of exporters related to availability and movement of labour, bottlenecks in inter-state transport, shortage of raw materials, phyto-sanitary certification, closure of courier services, availability of freight services, access to ports/yards and clearance of goods for imports/exports were discussed and it was decided to resolve these issues appropriately to facilitate smooth import and export of agriculture and allied commodities.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change organises
National Conference on Sustainable Coastal Management in India
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the first National Conference on Sustainable Coastal Management in India in Bhubaneswar today.
This conference is being organized by the Green Climate Fund supported project – Enhancing Climate Resilience of India’s Coastal Communities.
The objective of the conference is to bring officials from all 13 coastal states of India under one roof to focus on the three interrelated themes of coastal and marine biodiversity, climate mitigation and adaptation and coastal pollution.
This endeavour is aimed atcreating a vibrant network of stakeholders who will continue to engage with each other on the topics but also on cross-cutting themes such as coastal governance, technologies and innovation as well as domestic and international finance.
“The Indian coastline is of immense strategic, economic and social importance to the country. Spanning 7,500 kilometres, it is the seventh longest in the world, and is home to 20 percent of the country’s population. Three of our four metropolitan cities lie on the coast.There is a great diversity of ecosystems within our coastal regions that support more than 17,000 species of plants and animals. With the changing climate, we need to build the resilience of communities living in coastal areas.” said Shri Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
“This conference comes at an important time as India has submitted its revised NDCs and seeks to create multi-sectoral partnerships to meet these targets” he added
Speaking on the occasion, Shri. Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, said:“Such conferences are important to bring the conversations of resilience and sustainability to our country’s coastal areas. This was also envisioned in the Honourable Prime Minister’s LiFE movement.”
Sustainable coastal management is recognised as need of the hour. Data-driven policies and management frameworks, participatory conservation models, and convergence between stakeholders are the key pillars for effective coastal management.
A programme on Enhancing Climate Resilience of Coastal Communities is being implemented in partnership with UNDP in the states of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Supported by the Green Climate Fund , the initiative is integrating ecosystem and community-based approaches to adaptation into coastal management and planning.
Ministry of Education
Union Education Minister announces linking of OTPRMS certificates with DigiLocker with complete waiver of registration fees
Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' announced that in order to ensure hassle free access to verified Online Teacher Pupil Registration Management System  Certificates, the Ministry of Education has decided to link the certificates with DigiLocker. The issued certificates will automatically be transferred to DigiLocker and the same may be traced at the website of National Council for Teacher Education  at https://ncte.gov.in/website/DigiLocker.aspx and DigiLocker at https://digilocker.gov.in/ . DigiLocker App may be downloaded from for Android phone and for iPhone.
The Minister also informed that the registration fee of Rs. 200/-, payable for obtaining OTPRMS Certificates, issued by NCTE has been waived off. This will enable all stakeholders across India to be digitally empowered facilitating ease of doing busines.
Ministry of Defence
Gallantry Award winners of Indian Navy felicitated by Governor of Maharashtra
Mumbai, 11 August, 2022
As part of the ongoing Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, the Western Naval Command conducted a ceremony to felicitate and honour gallantry award winners of the Indian Navy, both serving and retired. The function was held at the Mulla Auditorium, Mumbai on 10 August 2022.
The Governor of Maharashtra, Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, was the Chief Guest for the ceremony and was received by Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command.
Three Vir Chakra, five Shaurya Chakra and 30 Nau Sena Medal  awardees were felicitated by the Governor during the ceremony. Among the awardees were 13 retired officers and eight retired sailors. Admiral VS Shekhawat, PVSM, AVSM, VrC  was also felicitated for his stellar role in the 1971 War. Other awardees were recognised for their heroic acts during various operations including the 1971 War, Op Pawan, Op Rakshak, counter insurgency missions, anti-piracy and rescue at sea, and outstanding achievements in various expeditions.
The Governor addressed the gathering after felicitating the awardees and praised their unmatched bravery.

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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID19 Vaccination-Day 49
More than 1.90 Cr COVID19 vaccine doses administered
10.34 lakh vaccine doses given till 7pm today
The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 1.90Crore today.
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on 16th Jan 2021 and vaccination of the Frontline Workers  started from 2nd Feb 2021.The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 1st March 2021 for those who are over 60 years of age and for people aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions.
A total of 1,90,40,175vaccine doses have beengiven, as per the provisional report till 7 pm today.
These include 68,96,529HCWs who have taken the 1st dose and 32,94,612HCWs who have taken the 2nd dose, 62,94,755FLWs , 1,23,191 FLWs , 21,17,862beneficiaries more than 60 years old and 3,13,226beneficiaries aged 45 and above with specific co-morbidities.
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Total 10,34,672vaccine doses were given till 7 pmtoday, the forty-ninth day of nationwide COVID19 vaccination. Out of which8,25,537beneficiaries were vaccinated for 1st dose and 2,09,135HCWs and FLWsreceived 2nd dose of vaccine as per the provisional report. Final reports would be completed for the day by late tonight.
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President's Secretariat
President of India Inaugurates the New Hospital Block of Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama Charitable Hospital in Vrindavan
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the new hospital block of Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama Charitable Hospital in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh today .
Speaking on the occasion, the President noted that during the past one year around 5.5 lakh patients have received treatment in the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama Charitable Hospital, Vrindavan. Many new facilities have been started in this hospital including cancer ward and cancer operation theatre, women's surgical ward and neonatal intensive care unit. He expressed confidence that patients will get better care through these services.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Dr. Jitendra Singh lays down the roadmap for Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
National Conference on e-Governance will be convened at Shillong in August this year
The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Space and Department of Atomic Energy Dr Jitendra Singh chaired a meeting of officials of Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, here yesterday. The Minister laid down the future road map for the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.
During the meeting, it was discussed that the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances shall undertake a series of new initiatives aiming at promoting excellence in Public Administration and efficient discharge of Government business.
Dr Jitendra Singh emphasised that the Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had undertaken various initiatives for ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance’ during the last five years. He added that the Department will continue to focus on these initiatives, as well as introduce new measures to provide efficient administration. Speaking about the priorities, the Minister said that the highest priority will be accorded to the Citizen-Centric Administration by undertaking CPGRAMS Reforms in order to optimize the grievance redressal time and improving the quality of disposal. The National Conference on e-Governance will be convened at Shillong  in August, 2019 for dissemination of the success stories and Nation’s strides in e-Governance.
Dr Singh also emphasised on an overhaul of the Office Procedures of Central Secretariat to enable the Central Secretariat to meet the demands of the digital age with the publication of the comprehensively revamped Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure 2019. He also disclosed other priorities including Publication of India’s 1st National e-Services Delivery Assessment to serve as a benchmark assessment on the quality of e-Services being provided in the country, Publication of the Good Governance Index of States covering 10 sectors and 50 indicators, Extension of e-Office to Attached Offices and Subordinate Offices of Government of India and Consultations with State Governments for formulation of a scheme for State Secretariat Reforms by implementation of e-Office in State Secretariats.
Dr. Jitendra Singh further said that the Awards Ceremony for the Prime Minister’s Excellence in Public Administration Awards, 2019 will be convened as per the Prime Minister’s directions and availability.
The Secretary, DARPG & Pensions, Shri K. V. Eapen and senior offices of the Department were also present on the occasion.